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Olive Minestrone Soup

I was so excited to see that olives were being featured on this months Kitchen Play menu because #1. I love olives, #2. I want my 3 year old to love olives, and #3. I had a can of Lindsay Olives staring me down every time I opened my pantry door… just begging to be opened.

It was an easy choice on which menu item to pick, this soup had me at hello. With all that glorious cheese melted and browned over a tomato broth… how can anyone say no to this?

Thanks to Keep it Simple Foods for this original recipe, it was a hearty tasty soup that my whole family really loved. I even plucked out the pasta, kale, and carrots for my 9 month old to enjoy as finger food.

I did make a few modifications… half water and half chicken broth, cannellini beans (white kidney beans), and a different type of pasta. But other than that, I stayed true to all the ingredients including the fresh oregano. Speaking of which, this is the first time I ever bought fresh oregano. Oh boy, that was a surprisingly powerful herb… just a teaspoon and it is very identifiable in the soup!

It was a hit… my 3 year old, whom normally does not care for olives, told me “olives are good in soup”… “Mommy, I like olives in soup”. Ahhh.. music to my ears!

“I like this white stuff too.. what is this white stuff?”. Cheese sweetie.. gloriously delicious cheese.